The victim pulled over in the southbound lanes and called for help about 11:10 a.m. He said someone in a black pickup truck pulled up beside him and started shooting.

Police said the man has non-life-threatening injuries.

"(I) started hearing the police cars and the fire wagon and the ambulance, and I just walked up on that hill and looked," said a man who lives near the scene who asked to be identified as Robert. "I saw that truck sitting over there, but I didn't go no closer."

The victim told police there were two men in the pickup truck.

All but one lane of the highway was closed after the shooting so police could scour the scene for evidence. Traffic was backed up for miles.

Robert said he has heard plenty of gunfire in the 40 years he has lived in the area. He said it's a wonder that someone in his neighborhood and more drivers on the highway haven't been hit by stray bullets.

He said he thinks these types of shootings are indicative of a bigger overall problem.

"I think it's really sad because, you know, there's no reason for people to go shooting people, and running them down the highway shooting people," he said. "I don't understand it."

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.